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ORIGINAL  NARRATIVES 
OF  EARLY  WESTERN  TRAVEL 


ANTOINETTE  DOUGLAS 


Part  of  the  route  of  Fernando  de  Soto's  expedition  of  discovery, 
from  a  map  by  Guillaume  Delisle,  issued  originally  in  Paris  before 
1707,  and  reproduced  in  Winsor's  Narrative  and  Critical  History. 

ST.  LOUIS  PUBLIC  LIBRARY 
May,  1919. 


A  SELECTED  LIST  OF  ORIGINAL  NARRATIVES  OF  EARLY  WESTERN 
TRAVEL  IN  NORTH  AMERICA. 

Compiled  by  Antoinette  Douglas,  as  part  of  a  test  for  promotion  to  Class  B. 

SUMMARY. 


Southwest. 

Early  Spanish  and  French  explorers.  1528-1776. 
Vasquez  de  Coronado. 
Fernando  de  Soto. 

American  explorers,  traders  and  settlers  of  the 
Southwest.    1815-1870. 

Early  travelers  in  Louisiana.    1689-1833. 


Northwest:  explorers  and  fur  traders.    1742- 
1872.    Lewis  and  Clark. 

California:  emigrants  and  gold  seekers.   1846- 
1870. 

Western  travel  about  the  middle  of  the  nine- 
teenth century.     1834-1873. 

Government  expeditions.    1807-1875. 


Under  the  main  headings  the  arrangement  of  titles  is  chronological. 


I 

SOUTHWEST. 

Early  Spanish  and  French  Explorers. 
1528-1776. 

Nunez  Cabeza  de  Vaca,  A.  The  journey  of 
Alvar  Nunez  Cabeza  de  Vaca  and  his  com- 
panions from  Florida  to  the  Pacific,  1528- 
1536;  tr.  by  F.  Bandelier;  ed.  with  introd. 
by  A.  F.  Bandelier.  N.Y.  1905.  Map.  973.16 
One  of  the  Trail  Makers  Series. 

Nunez  Cabeza  de  Vaca,  A.  Narrative.  (In 
Spanish  explorers  in  the  Southern  United 
States;  ed.  by  F.  W.  Hodge.  N.  Y.,  1907. 
Maps.)  973.1 

Cabeza's  route  was  across  what  is  now  Mexico  and 
Texas,  between  1528  and  1536.  This  is  the  first  record  of 
the  crossing  of  the  northern  continent  by  a  white  man. 
A  book  of  fascinating  reading. 

Vasquez  de  Coronado. 

Castaneda,  P.  de.  Narrative  of  the  expedition 
of  Coronado.  (In  Spanish  explorers  in  the 
southern  United  States;  ed.  by  F.  W.  Hodge. 
N.  Y.,  1907.  Maps.)  973.1 

Coronado  was  in  command  of  the  famous  expedition  of 
Spaniards,  which  in  1540-42  explored  the  southwest 
seeking  for  gold. 

See  also  Smithsonian  Institution.  Ethnology  Bur.  Ann. 
rept.  14.  Wash.,  1896.  Ref.  572.05 


Fernando  de  Soto. 

Soto,  F.  de.  Narratives  of  the  career  of  Hernando 
de  Soto;  tr.  by  B.  Smith;  ed.  by  E.  G.  Bourne. 
For.  il.  N.  Y.,  1904.  2  v.  973.16 

The  narratives  contained  in  this  volume,  of  the  Gentle- 
man of  Elvas,  of  De  Biedma  and  of  Rodrigo  Ranjel,  who 
accompanied  De  Soto,  are  standard  sources  for  the  ex- 
plorations of  the  great  Spaniard  who  discovered  the  Missis- 
sippi River  in  1541  and  pressed  on  westward  into  the 
present  Indian  Territory. 


Garcilaso  de  la  Vega.  La  Florida  del  Inca. 
Madrid,  1793.  Ref.  973.16 

A  famous  record  of  the  de  Soto  expeditions. 

Relagam  verdadeira  dos  trabalhos.  Ferdinando 
de  Soto,  his  voyage  to  Florida  and  discoveries 
of  the  regions  in  that  continent.  ( In  Purchas, 
S.  Hakluytus  posthumus.  v.  17-18.  Glasgow, 
1906.)  Ref.  910.9 

Narrative  of  the  Gentleman  of  Elvas. 

Onate,  J.  de.  The  Onate  expeditions  and  the 
founding  of  the  province  of  New  Mexico, 
1596-1605.  (In  Bolton,  H.  C.,  Spanish  ex- 
ploration in  the  southwest.  N.  Y.,  1916. 
Map.)  973.1 

Onate  was  awarded  by  Spain  the  contract  for  the  con- 
quest and  settlement  of  New  Mexico,  and  started  from 
Mexico  City  with  a  large  colony  of  followers. 

Mallet  freres.  Voyage  avec  six  autres  frangais 
depuis  la  rivie  re  des  Panimahas  dans  le  Mis- 
souri jusqu'  a  Santa  Fe,  1739-1740.  (In 
Margry,  P.  Decouvertes  et  etablissements 
des  frangais  dans  1'ouest  et  dans  le  sud  de 
1'Amerique  septentrionale.  (1614-1754.)  v.  6. 
Paris  1886.)  Ref.  973.18 

From  Kaskaskia,  Illinois  southwest  to  Santa  Fe  in  1739 
and  1740. 

Fabry  de  la  Bruyere.  Extraits  des  lettres  a 
1'occasion  du  voyage  projet£  a  Santa  Fe. 
(In  Margry  P.,  as  above.)  Ref.  973.18 

Bienville,  governor  of  Louisiana,  sent  Fabry  de  la  Bruyere 
to  Santa  Fe  to  follow  up  the  discovery  of  the  Mallet  broth- 
ers and  to  establish  trade  relations. 

Garces,  F.  Diary  and  itinerary;  tr.  from  official 
contemporaneous  copy  of  the  original  Spanish 
Mss;  ed.  with  notes  by  Elliott  Coues.  il. 
N.  Y.,  1900.  2  v.  Maps.  917.9 

Garces  was  a  Spanish  missionary  who  travelled  through 
Sonora,  Arizona  and  California  in  1775  and  1776.  Coues 
says  of  his  diary  that  "there  could  hardly  be  a  better  intro- 
duction to  a  considerable  amount  of  United  States  history 
than  such  a  knowledge  of  its  southwestern  corner  as  the 
diary  of  Garces  affords." 


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American  explorers,  traders  and  settlers  of  the 
Southwest. 

1815-1870. 

D.,  C.    Champ  d'asile  ail  Texas,    n.  d. 

Ref.  976.4 

A  small  band  of  S9ldiers  left  France  in  1817,  to  make 
their  homes  in  America.  They  founded  a  colony  on  the 
banks  of  the  Trinity  River  in  Texas,  but  being  forced  to 
leave  by  other  colonists  from  Spain,  they  finally  made  their 
way  to  New  Orleans. 

Nuttall,  T.  Journal  of  travel  into  the  Arkansa 
territory.  Early  western  travels,  1748-1846; 
ed.  by  R.  G.  Thwaites.  Cleveland,  1905. 
v  13.  917.67 

Journey  into  the  southwestern  part  of  the  present  terri- 
tory of  the  United  States,  starting  from  Philadelphia  in 
1818.  The  author  was  a  natural  scientist  and  his  journal 
is  filled  with  botanical  notes.  There  are  also  many  observa- 
tions on  the  life  and  habits  of  the  Indians. 

Schoolcraft,  H.  R.  Journal  of  a  tour  into  the 
interior  of  Missouri  and  Arkansaw,  from 
Potosi,  or  Mine  a  Burton,  in  Missouri  territory 
in  a  south-west  direction,  toward  the  Rocky 
Mountains.  Lond.,  1821.  Map.  Ref.  917.78 

The  author  and  his  companion  started  out  on  foot  in 
Nov.  1818.  Their  journey  lasted  three  months.  They 
did  not  go  west  of  the  present  state  of  Arkansas. 

Fowler,  J.  Journal;  ed.  with  notes  by  E.  Coues. 
N.  Y.,  1898.  917.8 

From  Fort  Smith  up  the  Arkansas  River  to  the  present 
location  of  Pueblo,  Colo.  From  there  over  the  Taos  trail 
which  none  but  Spaniards  had  previously  used,  to  Santa 
Fe.  Thence  up  the  Rio  Grande  del  Norte  farther  than 
any  American  had  been  and  back  from  Taos  to  Fort 
Osage.  The  journey  was  made  in  1821-22.  The  editor 
has  printed  the  journal  in  the  exact  form  of  the  Mss.  as 
regards  spelling,  punctuation  and  grammar. 

Gregg,  J.  Commerce  of  the  prairies.  Early 
western  travels;  ed.  by  R.  G.  Thwaites. 
Cleveland,  1905.  v.  19-20.  917.3 

Dr.  Thwaites  said  of  Gregg  that  "he  was  preeminently 
the  historian  of  the  Santa  Fe  trade — that  unique  system 
of  caravan  exportation  that  flourished  for  twenty  five  years 
before  the  American  Conquest."  His  journal  records  eight 
expeditions  across  the  prairies  between  1831-1839,  and  is 
particularly  valuable  for  New  Mexico  history. 

Irving,  W.    Tour  on  the  prairies,  1835.     917.8 

The  tour  was  made  in  1832  and  the  prairies  were  those 
between  the  Arkansas  and  Red  Rivers. 

(Also  in  Irving,  W.  Crayon  Miscellany,  917.8.) 

Kendall,  G.  W.  Narrative  of  the  Texan  Santa 
Fe  expedition.  7th  ed.  il.  N.  Y.  1856.  2  v. 
Maps.  917.64 

The  sub  title  describes  the  book  as  follows:  "A  descrip- 
tion of  a  tour  through  Texas,  and  across  the  great  south- 
western prairies,  the  Comanche  and  Caygiia  hunting 
grounds,  with  an  account  of  the  sufferings  from  want  of 
food,  losses  from  hostile  Indians  and  final  capture  of  the 
Texans,  and  their  march  as  prisoners,  to  the  city  of  Mex- 
ico." The  expedition  was  made  in  1841-42. 

Hughes,  J.  T.  Doniphan's  expedition;  contain- 
ing an  account  of  the  conquest  of  New  Mexico. 
Cincinnati,  1848.  Map.  Ref.  973.6 

A  history  written  by  a  member  of  the  expedition.  Deals 
with  the  "Army  of  the  West"  in  the  Mexican  war,  par- 
ticularly the  untrained  Missouri  soldiers  under  command 
of  Col.  Alexander  W.  Doniphan.  They  marched  over 
3000  miles,  fought  and  won  two  pitched  battles  against 
greatly  superior  numbers  and  captured  the  city  of  Chihua- 
hua. For  the  greater  part  of  the  time  they  were  without 
orders  from  their  government,  without  supplies  of  any  kind, 
and  for  the  whole  time  they  were  without  pay.  A  brief 
sketch  of  Col.  Doniphan  is  included. 


Connelley,  W.  E.  Doniphan's  expedition  and 
the  conquest  of  New  Mexico  and  California. 
For.  il.  Kansas  City,  1907.  Maps.  973.6 

Contains  besides  a  reprint  of  the  report  by  J.  T.  Hughes 
(see  above),  official  rosters  and  several  appendixes  giving 
reports  and  narratives  of  various  members  of  the  expe- 
dition. 

Audubon,  J.  W.  Illustrated  notes  of  an  expedi- 
tion through  Mexico  and  California.  N.  Y., 
1915.  917.9 

Reprint  containing  4  hand  colored  plates  of  an  edition 
published  in  1852. 

Audubon,  son  of  the  great  naturalist,  was  second  in 
command  of  the  party  which  left  N.  Y.  for  Pittsburgh 
and  made  its  way  down  the  Ohio  and  Mississippi  Rivers 
and  across  the  Gulf  to  Texas,  thence  partly  up  the  Rio 
Grande  and  overland  across  Mexico  in  1849  and  50.  Sick- 
ness and  many  hardships  were  encountered. 

Bartlett,  J.  R.  Personal  narrative  of  explorations 
and  incidents  in  Texas,  New  Mexico,  Cali- 
fornia, Sonora  and  Chihuahua,  il.  N.  Y., 
1854.  2  v.  Rev.  917.3 

The  author  was  United  States  Commissioner  for  the 
survey  of  the  boundary  between  the  United  States  and 
Mexico.  He  travelled  from  the  Gulf  of  Mexico  to  the 
Pacific  and  back  during  the  years  1850-53. 

Napton,  W.  B.  Over  the  Santa  Fe  trail,  1857. 
K.  C.,  Mo.,  1905.  Ref.  917.8 

From  Westport  (Mo.)  to  Las  Vegas,  N.  M.,  and  back 
by  wagon  train,  drawn  by  oxen.  Interesting  descriptions  of 
the  time  and  the  country. 

Cozzens,  S.  W.  The  ancient  Cibola,  the  mar- 
vellous country;  or,  Three  years  in  Arizona 
and  New  Mexico,  il.  Bost.  (c  1876.)  917.91 

The  author  started  on  his  travels  in  1858.  He  writes 
quite  fully  of  the  Zuni,  Apache,  and  a  tribe  he  calls  the 
Montezuma  Indians,  and  his  journal  is  filled  with  anecdotes 
which  illustrate  the  life  of  the  times.  He  also  tells  the 
history  of  that  part  of  the  country. 

Westerlund,  P.  Reminiscences  of  a  trip  to 
Pike's  Peak  and  down  the  Rio  Grande  in  the 
year  1859.  (In  Swedish -American  Historical 
Society.  Year  book.  1908.  Chic.  1909.) 

Ref.  369 

Brief  account  of  a  wagon  trip  from  Illinois  to  Colorado 
and  then  down  the  Rio  Grande  from  Albuquerque  to 
El  Paso  by  skiff. 

Ryus,  W.  H.  The  second  William  Penn.  Kan- 
sas City,  (c.  1913).  917.8 

A  stage  coach  driver  along  the  Santa  Fe  trail  relates  his 
experiences  during  the  sixties.  His  nickname  was  due  to 
his  friendly  relations  with  the  Indians. 

Powell,  J.  W.  Exploration  of  the  Colorado 
River  of  the  West  and  its  tributaries.  Smith- 
sonian Institution,  il.  Washington,  1875. 

Ref.  917.8 

Major  Powell  was  the  active  leader  of  the  party  of  ten 
men,  outfitted  with  funds  obtained  from  public  institutions 
of  Illinois,  who  accomplished  an  exploration  of  the  Grand 
Canyon  of  the  Colorado  in  1869.  In  1870,  when  Congress 
established  a  Topographical  and  Geological  Survey  of  the 
Colorado  River  of  the  West  Major  Powell  was  put  in 

Pt  1  of  this  book  contains  Powell's  narrative  of  the  first 
expedition  in  1869.  Pt.  2  is  made  up  of  chapters  on  the 
physical  features  of  the  valley  of  the  Colorado.  Pt.  3  is 
devoted  to  zoology.  There  are  many  very  interesting 
illustrations  and  diagrams. 

Powell,  J.  W.  First  through  the  Grand  Canyon ; 
ed.  by  H.  Kephart.  N.  Y.,  1915.  917.8 

A  reprint  of  Powell's  narrative  originally  published  by  the 
Smithsonian  Institution.  A  volume  of  the  Outing  Adven- 
ture Library. 


MONTHLY  BULLETIN 


EARLY  TRAVELERS  IN  LOUISIANA. 
1689-1833. 

Lahontan,  L.  A.  de.  New  voyages  to  North 
America;  ed.  by  R.  G.  Thwaites.  11.  1905. 
2v.  Map.  917.1 

Letters  of  a  young  French  officer  who  was  sent  to  Canada 
in  1683.  His  duties  took  him  through  the  present  Wisconsin 
territory  and  down  the  Mississippi  as  far  as  the  Ohio  in 
1689.  One  of  the  famous  and  interesting  records,  but 
one  generally  considered  as  being  largely  fiction.  The 
text  is  a  reprint  of  the  English  edition  of  1703. 

La  Harpe,  B.  de.  Journal  historique  de  1'etab- 
lissement  des  francais  a  la  Louisiane.  1831. 

Ref.  976.3 

An  account  of  the  time  when  Louisiana  was  a  colony  of 
France.  Deals  with  explorations  of  the  French,  their  rela- 
tions with  the  Spaniards  and  with  the  Indians,  as  well  as 
their  constant  intercourse  with  the  home  country.  Many 
statistics  and  dates  are  included. 

La  Harpe,  B.  de.  Decouvertes  faite  par  lui  de 
plusieurs  nations  situees  a  1'ouest.  (In  Mar- 
gry,  P.,  Decouvertes  et  etablissements  des 
francais  dans  1'ouest  et  dans  le  sud  de  I'Amer- 
ique  septentrionale.  (1614-1754)  v.  6.  Paris, 
1886.)  Ref.  973.18 

La  Harpe  was  sent  by  the  French  government  in  1719 
to  make  explorations  among  the  Indians  of  the  West  and 
to  do  what  he  could  towards  establishing  trade  relations 
with  the  Spaniards. 

Da  Tisne.  Lettre  de  du  Tisne  a  M.  de  Bienville, 
datee  des  Kascakias,  le  22  Novembre,  1719. 
(In  Margry,  P.,  as  above.}  Ref.  973.18 

Du  Tisne's  report  to  the  governor  of  Louisiana  of  his 
journey  among  the  Osages  and  the  Panis. 

La  Harpe,  B.  de.  Voyage  fait  par  M.  du  Tisne 
en  1719,  chez  les  Missouris  pour  aller  aux 
Panioussas.  (In  Margry,  P.,  as  above.} 

Ref.  973.18 

Du  Tisne,  in  1719,  was  the  first  to  make  an  exploration 
overland  through  the  territory  which  is  now  Missouri. 

Bourgmont,  de.  Relation  du  voyage  du  sieur 
de  Bourgmont  sur  le  haut  de  celle  des  Arkansas 
et  du  Missouri  aux  Padoucas.  (In  Margry,  P. 
as  above.}  Ref.  973.18 

De  Bourgmont  was  commandant  of  the  Missouri.  The 
narrative  of  his  journey  northwest  from  Fort  Orleans  in 
Mo.  in  1724  into  the  territory  of  the  Padouca  or  Comanche 
Indians  is  told  by  a  member  of  his  party. 

Bossu,  Capt.  N.  Travels  through  that  part  of 
North  America  formerly  called  Louisiana;  tr. 
fr.  the  Fr.  by  J.  R.  Forster.  London,  1771. 
2  v.  S.  S.  917.6 

Letters  written  during  the  years  1750  to  1762  by  a 
French  captain  of  Marines,  giving  his  experiences  and 
observations  during  travels  through  the  Louisiana  territory 
from  New  Orleans  to  Cahokia.  Vol.  2  is  mostly  taken  up 
with  a  catalog  of  the  known  plants,  shrubs  and  trees  in 
North  America. 

Bossu,  Capt.  N.  Nouveaux  voyages  dans 
I'Amerique  septentrionale.  il.  Amsterdam, 
1778.  Ref.  917.6 

Journeys  through  Louisiana  and  north  into  the  territory 
of  the  Arkansas  during  the  years  1770  and  1771. 


Le  Page  du  Pratz.  Histoire  de  la  Louisiane. 
il.  Paris,  1758.  3  v.  Maps.  Ref.  976 

The  sub-title  translated  reads:  "containing  the  dis- 
covery of  this  vast  country;  its  geographical  description;  a 
voyage  into  the  territories;  the  natural  history;  customs, 
dress  and  religion  of  the  natives  with  their  origin;  two 
voyages  into  the  north  of  New  Mexico,  one  of  which  ex- 
tended to  the  South  Sea." 

Perrin  du  Lac.  Travels  through  the  two  Loui- 
sianas,  and  among  the  savage  nations  of  the 
Missouri;  tr.  fr.  the  French.  London,  1807. 

S.  S.  917.3 

A  Frenchman's  voyage  from  France  to  America  in  1801, 
his  travels  at  first  through  the  East  and  then  to  Louisiana 
through  which  he  goes  from  the  upper  Missouri  to  New 
Orleans.  He  realized  that  Louisiana  was  a  colony  capable 
of  important  political  development. 

Flint,  T.  Recollections  of  the  last  ten  years, 
passed  in  occasional  residences  and  journeyings 
in  the  valley  of  the  Mississippi,  from  Pittsburg 
and  the  Missouri  to  the  Gulf  of  Mexico  and 
from  Florida  to  the  Spanish  frontier.  Boston, 
1826.  917.7 

A  series  of  letters  describing  the  main  places  and  points 
of  interest  during  years  spent  in  travels  from  Pittsburgh  to 
St.  Louis,  thence  down  the  Mississippi  to  New  Orleans. 

Latrobe,  C.  J.  Rambler  in  North  America: 
1832-1833.  Lond.,  1835.  Ref.  917.3 

An  Englishman's  impressions  and  reflections  derived  from 
extensive  travels  through  the  country,  during  which  he 
went  as  far  west  as  Fort  Gibson  in  the  Indian  Territory, 
and  as  far  north  as  the  Minnesota  River  in  Wisconsin, 
after  which  he  descended  the  Mississippi  to  New  Orleans 
coming  to  St.  Louis  on  his  way  both  north  and  south. 

NORTHWEST. 

Explorers  and  fur  traders. 
1742-1872. 

Verendrye,  V.  de  la.  Journal  du  voyage  fait 
par  le  chevalier  de  la  Verendrye  avec  un  de 
ses  freres,  pour  parvenir  a  la  mer  de  1'ouest, 
adresse  a  M.  le  Marquis  de  Beauharnois. 
(In  Margry,  P.  Decouvertes  et  etablisse- 
ments des  franQais  dans  1'ouest  et  dans  le  sud 
de  1'Amerique  septentrionale.  (1614-1754) 
v.  6.  Paris,  1886.)  Ref.  973.18 

La  Verendrye  and  his  brother  started  out  from  the 
Mandan  territory  in  1742  and  reached  the  Rocky 
Mountains. 

Carver,  J.  Thfee  years  travels  through  the 
interior  parts  of  North  America,  for  more 
than  five  thousand  miles.  Phila.,  1796. 

Ref.  917.3 

Travels  from  Boston  through  the  present  territory  of 
Michigan,  Wisconsin  and  Minnesota  in  the  1760's. 

Trudeau,  J.  B.  Journal  among  the  Arikara 
Indians  in  1795.  Trans,  by  Mrs.  H.  T. 
Beauregard.  Map.  (In  Missouri  Historical 
Society  of  St.  Louis.  Missouri  historical 
society  collections,  v.  4.  1912.  pamphlet.) 

Trudeau  was  in  command  of  an  expedition  to  the  upper 
Missouri  sent  by  a  St.  Louis  trading  company.  His  is  the 
"first  recorded  description  of  a  long  stretch  of  the  river 
made  by  one  who  had  actually  ascended  it.  Jefferson 
transmitted  it  into  the  hands  of  Lewis  and  Clark  for  their 
guidance." 

Trans,  of  1st  part  and  reprint  of  2nd  part  In  South 
Dakota  State  Historical  Society,  South  Dakota  historical 
coltecti9ns.  v.  7.  1914.  Ref.  978.3 

Reprint  of  1st  part  In  American  Historical  Review, 
v.  19.  1913-14.  Ref.  905 


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Henry,  A.  Manuscript  journals  of  Alexander 
Henry  and  of  David  Thompson,  1799-1814. 
N.  Y.,  1897.  3  v.  Maps.  971.2 

Henry  was  a  member  of  the  Northwest  Fur  Company 
and  his  journal  tells  of  his  life  and  experiences  among  the 
Indians  in  the  Northwest  and  in  Canada,  vol.  3  is  made 
up  of  an  index  and  maps. 

Lewis  and  Clark. 

Gass,  P.  Lewis  and  Clarke's  journal  to  the 
Rocky  Mts.,  1804-06.  Dayton,  1847. 

McAnally  Coll.    Ref.  917.8 

Gass's   journal   of   the   Lewis   and   Clark 

expedition  by  Sergeant  Patrick  Gass,  one  of 
the  persons  employed  in  the  expedition.  Por. 
il.  Chic.,  1904.  Map.  917.8 

Gass  was  a  sergeant  under  Lewis  and  Clark  and  his 
diary  was  the  first  published  record  of  their  famous  expedi- 
tion, appearing  seven  years  before  the  record  of  the  two 
leaders.  An  introduction  by  J.  K.  Hosmer  gives  a  most 
interesting  account  of  the  personnel  of  the  expedition.  The 
volume  is  a  reprint  of  the  edition  of  1811. 

Lewis,  Meriwether,  and  Clark,  William.  History 
of  the  expedition  under  Lewis  and  Clarke 
across  the  Rocky  Mountains,  1804-6;  ed.  by 
P.  Allen,  v.  1.  N.  Y.,  1842.  Ref.  917.8 

History  of  the  expedition  to  the  sources  of 

the  Missouri,  1804-6;  ed.  by  P.  Allen.  N.  Y., 
1861.  2v.  Ref.  917.8 

History  of  the  expedition  of  Captains  Lewis 

and  Clark,  1804-6;  reprinted  fr.  ed.  of  1814 
w.  introd.  and  index  by  J.  K.  Hosmer.  Por. 
Chic.,  1902.  2  v.  917.8 

History  of  the  expedition  under  the  com- 
mand of  Captains  Lewis  and  Clark.  Reprint 
of  ed.  of  1814.  N.  Y.,  1903.  3  v.  917.8 

Reprint  of  ed.  of  1814  w.  an  account 

of  the  Louisiana  Purchase,  by  J.  B.  McMaster. 
Por.  N.  Y.,  1904.  3  v.  917.8 

Journal  of  Lewis  and  Clarke  to  the  mouth 

of  the  Columbia  River  beyond  the  Rocky 
mountains,  1804-06.  Dayton,  O.,  1840.  917.8 

Original  journals  of  Captains  Meriwether 

Lewis  and  William  Clark.  (In  Thwaites, 
R.  G.  ed.  Original  journals  of  the  Lewis  and 
Clarke  expedition.  N.  Y.,  1904.  8  v.) 

S.  S.  917.8 

Travels  in  the  interior  parts  of  America,  as 

laid  before  the  senate,  1806.  Lond.  1807. 
(With  Perrin  du  Lac,  F.  M.  Travels  through 
the  2  Louisianas,  1807.)  S.  S.  917.3 

Travels  to  the  Pacifick  Ocean,    n.  t.  p. 

Ref.  917.3 

The  Lewis  and  Clark  expedition  was  instituted  by 
Jefferson  and  sent  out  by  the  War  Dept.  for  the  purpose 
of  exploring  the  territory  of  the  Missouri  River.  These 
journals  of  the  two  leaders  make  one  of  the  most  important 
works  of  American  history. 

Wheeler,  O.  D.  Trail  of  Lewis  and  Clark,  1804- 
1904.  il.  1904.  20.  Map.  S.  S.  917.8 

A  survey  of  a  portion  of  the  route  of  Lewis  and  Clark, 
made  one  hundred  years  later  with  information  concerning 
the  personnel  of  the  expedition.  Many  interesting  photo- 
graphs are  included. 


Irving,  W.    Astoria.    N.  Y.,  n.  d. 


James,  T.  Three  years  among  the  Indians  and 
Mexicans;  ed.  by  W.  B.  Douglas.  Por.  St. 
Louis,  1916.  Same  for  Ref.  917.8 

An  expedition  started  from  St.  Louis  in  1809,  consisting 
at  the  start  of  350  men  and  sent  out  by  the  Missouri  Fur 
Co.  to  trade  with  the  Indians  in  the  Northwest.  A  re- 
markably, interesting  book;  "the  strange  and  romantic 
events  which  it  relates,  and  the  showing  it  makes  of  how 
the  Missourians  led  the  way  into  savage  territory  combine 
to  give  to  it  great  and  abiding  interest."  An  appendix 
contains  among  the  reprints  of  other  papers,  articles  of 
agreement  of  the  St.  Louis,  Mo.  Fur  Co.  and  many  bio- 
graphical sketches. 

Bradbury,  J.  Travels  in  the  interior  of  America, 
1809-11.  Early  western  travels,  ed.  by  R.  G. 
Thwaites.  Cleveland,  1904.  v.  5.  917.7 

Bradbury  was  a  naturalist  who  accompanied  the  Astorian 
expedition  leaving  St.  Louis  in  1810.  He  travelled  2000 
miles  beyond  the  mouth  of  the  Missouri  River.  His  journal 
is  ranked  as  an  authority  on  the  Astorian  expedition  and 
also  on  the  western  Indians  of  the  period.  The  text  is  a 
reprint  of  the  2nd  ed.,  Lond.,  1819. 

917.8 

A  story  of  one  of  the  most  famous  fur  trading  enterprises 
of  the  west,  written  at  the  suggestion  of  John  Jacob  Astor, 

Eatron  of  the  enterprise,  and  from  documents  supplied 
y  him.    The  book  is  chiefly  an  account  of  a  journey  from 
St.  Louis  to  the  Pacific  under  the  leadership  of  Wilson 
Price  Hunt. 

Cox,  R.  The  Columbia  River,  or,  scenes  and 
adventures  during  a  residence  of  six  years  on 
the  western  side  of  the  Rocky  Mountains, 
among  various  tribes  of  Indians  hitherto  un- 
known. 2nd  ed.  Lond.,  1832.  2  v.  917.95 

The  author  sailed  from  N.  Y.  in  1811  on  the  second 
vessel  sent  out  by  the  Pacific  Fur  Co.  bound  for  Oregon. 
His  book  covers  six  years  in  the  fur  trading  country  in  the 
service  of  the  Pacific  and  North-west  Fur  Companies  and 
his  return  across  Canada. 

Brackenridge,  H.  M.  Journal  of  a  voyage  up 
the  Mo.  River  in  1811.  (In  his  Views  of 
Louisiana.  Pittsburgh,  1814.)  Ref.  917.7 

Manuel  Lisa  was  leader  of  the  company  of  25  who  made 
the  journey  of  1600  miles  from  St.  Charles,  Mo.,  up  the 
Missouri  River  on  a  barge. 

(Also  In  Early  western  travels;  ed.  by  R.  G.  Thwaites. 
Cleveland,  1905.  v.  19-20.  917.3.) 

Ross,  A.  Adventures  of  the  first  settlers  on  the 
Oregon  or  Columbia  River,  1810-1813.  (Early 
Western  Travels,  ed.  by  R.  G.  Thwaites. 
Cleveland,  1904.  v.  7.)  917.95 

The  fur  trade  of  the  Northwest,  particularly  the  Astorian 
expedition,  of  which  the  author  was  a  member,  is  the  main 
subject  of  this  volume.  There  are  several  chapters  devoted 
to  the  Indians  of  that  part  of  the  country. 

Franchere,  G.  Narrative  of  a  voyage  to  the 
northwest  coast  of  America  in  the  years  1811, 
1812,  1813  and  1814.  (Early  western  travels; 
ed.  by  R.  G.  Thwaites.  Cleveland,  1904. 
v6.)  917.3 

Franchere  was  a  member  of  the  expedition  organized  by 
John  Jacob  Astor  for  the  purpose  of  founding  an  American 
fur  trading  post  at  the  mouth  of  the  Columbia  River. 
The  party  went  from  N.  Y.  by  sea.  The  Narrative  was 
used  by  Thos.  H.  Benton  in  1846  to  throw  light  on  Oregon 
affairs. 

;  tr.  and  ed.  by  J.  V.  Huntingdon. 

il.    N.  Y.,  1854.  910.4 


MONTHLY  BULLETIN 


Dale,  H.  C.  Ashley-Smith  explorations  and  the 
discovery  of  a  central  route  to  the  Pacific, 
1822-1829.  il.  Cleveland,  1918.  Maps. 

Ref.  917.8 

Besides  the  narratives  of  the  two  leaders  and  the  journals 
of  H.  G.  Rogers,  member  of  Smith's  company,  an  account 
of  the  fur  trade  is  included.  Made  up  mainly  from  Mss. 
of  the  Missouri  Historical  Society. 

Green,  J.  S.  Journal  of  a  tour  on  the  North 
West  coast  of  America  in  the  year  1829.  N.  Y., 
1915.  Ref.  917.9 

The  Northwest  coast,  Oregon  and  California  seen  in  1829 
from  the  standpoint  of  a  member  of  the  American  Board 
of  Commissioners  for  Foreign  Missions. 

Pattie,  J.  O.  Personal  narrative  during  an  expe- 
dition from  St.  Louis  through  the  regions 
between  that  place  and  the  Pacific  Ocean,  and 
thence  back  through  the  city  of  Mexico  to 
Vera  Cruz.  (Early  western  travels;  ed.  by 
R.  G.  Thwaites.  Cleveland,  1905.  v.  18.) 

917.8 

An  amazing  record  written  by  a  fur  trader,  of  the  years 
between  1824  and  1830  spent  in  the  southwestern  part  of 
the  country  and  in  Mexico.  One  of  the  classics  of  Western 
travel. 

Leonard,  Z.  Adventures  of  Zenas  Leonard;  ed. 
by  W.  F.  Wagner,  il.  Cleveland,  1904. 
Maps.  Ref.  917.8 

Leonard  was  one  of  a  company  of  70  men  who  left  St. 
Louis  in  1831  on  an  expedition  with  Bonneville  for  the 
purpose  of  fur  trading  and  trapping  in  the  West. 

Wyeth,  J.  B.  Oregon.  (In  Early  Western 
Travels;  ed.  by  R.  G.  Thwaites.  Cleveland, 
1905.  v.  21.)  917.3 

Story  of  an  expedition  which  started  from  Massachusetts 
in  1832  bound  for  Oregon  for  purposes  of  trade.  Part  of 
the  expedition  turned  back  after  getting  beyond  the 
Rocky  Mountains  and  this  narrative  is  concerned  with 
those  members. 

Irving,  W.  Adventures  of  Capt.  Bonneville, 
N.  Y.,  n.  d.  917.8 

Same  In  his  Rocky  Mountains.  1843.  2v.  917.8 

Capt.  Benjamin  L.  E.  Bonneville,  U.  S.  A.,  after  being 
stationed  at  various  western  frontier  posts  obtained  a  leave 
of  absence  for  the  purpose  of  making  an  expedition  to  the 
Rocky  mountains.  This  book  is  a  digest  of  his  journal  of 
three  years  (1832-35)  spent  in  the  Rockies  and  farther 
west  and  is  most  interesting  reading. 

Maximilian  Alexander  Philipp,  Prinz  von  Wied- 
Neuwied.  Travels  in  the  interior  of  North 
America.  Trans,  fr.  the  Ger.  by  H.  E.  Lloyd, 
il.  London,  1843.  Ref.  917.3 

The  Prince  was  a  Prussian  naturalist  of  ability  and 
standing.  The  first  chapters  of  the  book  are  devoted  to 
his  travels  from  N.  Y.  to  St.  Louis.  Then  begins  the 
record  of  his  trip  from  St.  Louis  in  1833  along  the  course 
of  the  Missouri  as  far  as  Ft.  Union,  one  of  the  principal 
fur  trading  posts.  This  is  one  of  the  famous  books  of 
Western  travel. 

Maximilian  Alexander  Philipp,  Prinz  von  Wied- 
Neuwied.  Illustrations  to  travels  in  the  in- 
terior of  North  America.  Lond.,  1844. 

Ref.  917.3 

Colored  engravings. 


Parker,  S.  Journal  of  an  exploring  tour  beyond 
the  Rocky  Mts.  3rd  ed.  1842.  Map. 

917.8 

Journey  made  between  1835  and  1837  under  the  direc- 
tion of  the  American  Board  of  Commissioners  for  Foreign 
Missions.  Map  of  Oregon  territory  made  by  author 
showing  location  of  Indian  tribes  is  included. 

Wislizenus,  A.  Ein  Ausflug  nach  den  Felsen- 
Gebirgen.  St.  L.,  1840.  917.8 

Original  German  edition  of  A  journey  to  the  Rocky 
Mountains  in  the  year  1839. 

Wislizenus,  A.  Journey  to  the  Rocky  Moun- 
tains in  the  year  1839;  tr.  fr.  the  Ger. 
by  F.  A.  Wislizenus.  Por.  St.  Louis,  1912. 
Map.  917.8 

The  journey  of  a  scientist  from  St.  Louis  to  the  Columbia 
River  and  back,  with  most  interesting  observations  on  the 
trappers  and  the  Indians  as  well  as  the  animals  character- 
istic of  the  country. 

Chittenden,  H.  M.  History  of  early  steamboat 
navigation  on  the  Missouri  River.  Life  and 
adventures  of  Joseph  La  Barge.  Por.  il.  N. 
Y.,  1903.  2  v.  Map.  656 

Chittenden  says  in  his  preface:  "The  business  of  the 
fur  trade,  the  intercourse  of  government  agents  with  the 
Indians,  the  campaigns  of  the  army  throughout  the  valley, 
and  the  wild  rush  of  gold  seekers  to  the  mountains,  all 
depended  in  greater  or  less  degree  upon  the  Missouri 
River  as  a  line  of  transportation. '  Capt.  La  Barge's  life 
embraces  the  entire  era  of  active  boating  business  on  the 
river. 

Smet,  P.  J.  de.  Letters  and  sketches;  with 
a  narrative  of  a  years  residence  among  the 
Indian  tribes  of  the  Rocky  Mountains.  (Early 
western  travels;  ed.  by  R.  G.  Thwaites. 
Cleveland,  1906.  v.  26-27.)  917.3 

Father  de  Smet  was  a  famous  Jesuit  missionary  who 
made  many  trips  over  the  wilderness  between  St.  Louis 
and  the  far  West  in  the  interest  of  establishing  Catholic 
Missions  among  the  Indians.  This  volume  concerns  his 
journeyings  in  1841-42. 

Smet,  P.  J.  de.  Oregon  Missions  and  travels 
over  the  Rocky  Mountains,  in  1845-46.  (Early 
western  travels;  ed.  by  R.  G.  Thwaites. 
Cleveland,  1906.  v.  28-29.)  917.3 

Letters  for  the  most  part  written  during  excursions 
through  the  Oregon  territory  in  the  interest  of  Catholic 
Missions  for  the  Indians. 

Audubon,  J.  J.  Missouri  River  journals.  (In 
Audubon,  M.  L.  Audubon  and  his  journals, 
with  notes  by  E.  Coues.  Por.  il.  N.  Y., 
1897.  2v.)  97b 

These  journals  cover  a  trip  up  the  Missouri  as  far  as 
Ft.  Union  in  1843.  Not  only  is  the  diary  most  valuable 
from  the  point  of  view  of  the  naturalist,  but  also  from  that 
of  the  historian  interested  in  the  frontier  life  of  those  days. 

Palmer,  J.  Journal  of  travel  over  the  Rocky 
Mountains.  (Early  western  travels;  ed.  by 
R.  G.  Thwaites.  Cleveland,  1906.  v.  30.) 

917.95 

Journey  of  a  company  of  emigrants  from  Missouri  to 
Oregon  in  1845  and  1846.  Dr.  Thwaites  calls  it  the  most 
complete  description  of  the  Oregon  trail  that  we  now 


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Ruxton,  G.  F.  Wild  life  in  the  Rocky  Moun- 
tains; ed.  by  H.  Kephart.  N.  Y.,  1916. 
Map.  (Outing  Adventure  Library.)  917.8 

Author's  route  was  north  from  Chihuahua  in  1846  to 
the  site  of  the  present  South  Park  in  Colorado,  thence  east 
to  St.  Louis,  part  of  the  way  over  the  Santa  Fe  trail.  One 
of  the  most  delightfully  written  accounts  of  Western 
Travel. 

Farnham,  T.  J.  Travels  in  the  great  western 
prairies,  the  Anahuac  and  Rocky  Mountains 
and  in  the  Oregon  territory.  (Early  western 
travels;  ed.  by  R.  G.  Thwaites.  Cleveland, 
1906.  v.  28-29.)  917.3 

The  author  was  captain  of  a  small  expedition  which  left 
Missouri  in  1849  bound  for  the  Oregon  territory,  going 
part  of  the  way  over  the  Santa  Fe  trail  and  then  north 
across  the  mountains  from  the  upper  Arkansas  to  the 
Snake  River  valley.  The  journey  took  four  months  and 
only  three  of  the  original  eighteen  men  followed  their 
leader  to  his  destination. 


Parkman,  F.        Oregon  trail. 
Bost.,   1880. 


7th  ed.   rev. 
917.8 


Account  of  a  six  months'  horseback  trip  through  the 
far  west  in  1846  by  Francis  Parkman,  the  New  England 
historian.  Although  he  followed  the  Oregon  trail  he  went 
no  nearer  to  Oregon  than  the  Black  Hills.  One  of  the 
classics  of  western  travel  both  in  point  of  view  of  inter- 
esting reading  and  because  the  subject  matter  pictures  so 
well  life  on  the  prairies  and  in  the  mountains  in  the  middle 
of  the  19th  century. 

Parkman,  F.    Prairie  and  Rocky  Mountain  life. 
3d  ed.    N.  Y.,  1852.  Ref.  917.8 

An  earlier  edition  of  the  "Oregon  Trail". 

Rusting,  J.  F.    Across  America.    N.  Y.,  1874. 

917.9 

The  author  was  an  inspector  in  the  Quartermaster's 
Dept.  He  spent  the  year  1866-67  inspecting  the  posts 
throughout  the  west.  This  book  describes  the  conditions 
of  the  country  and  the  people,  rather  than  his  official 
observations.  His  meeting  with  and  account  of  Kit  Carson 
is  one  of  the  interesting  features. 


Russell,  O. 

1914. 


Journal  of  a  trapper. 


(Boise,  Ind.) 
917.9 


The  author  started  out  from  Independence,  Mo.  as  one 
of  Nathaniel  Wyeth's  company,  but  was  one  of  those  who 
left  Wyeth  after  crossing  the  Rocky  Mts.  Journal  covers 
the  experiences  between  1834  and  1843  of  a  man  in  the 
fur  trade  in  the  Northwest. 

Larpenteur,  C.  Forty  years  a  fur  trader  on 
the  upper  Missouri;  ed.  by  E.  Coues.  il. 
N.  Y.,  1898.  2  v.  Maps.  97b 

Larpenteur  was  engaged  first  by  the  Rocky  Mountain 
fur  company  and  then  by  the  American  fur  company  and 
spent  the  years  from  1833  to  1872  on  the  upper  Missouri 
with  headquarters  at  Fort  Union,  Montana,  making  many 
trips  back  and  forth  between  St.  Louis  and  the  West. 

Langford,  N.  P.  Diary  of  the  Washburn  ex- 
pedition to  the  Yellowstone  and  Firehole 
Rivers  in  the  year  1870.  Por.  (c.  1905.) 

917.8 

The  expedition  was  made  up  of  citizens  of  Montana  and 
was  under  command  of  Major  General  Henry  D.  Wash- 
burn,  surveyor  general  of  Montana.  It  was  the  most 
extensive  and  successful  expedition  to  the  Yellowstone 
that  had  been  accomplished  up  to  that  time.  The  intro- 
duction tells  of  the  action  which  led  to  the  region's  being 
made  a  national  park. 


CALIFORNIA. 

Emigrants  and  gold  seekers. 

1846-1870. 

Houghton,  Mrs.  E.  P.  D.  Expedition  of  the 
Dormer  party.  Por.  Chic.,  1911.  917.8 

Account  written  by  the  daughter  of  Geo.  Donner  who 
was  in  charge  of  the  expedition  which  left  Independence, 
Mo.  in  May,  1846,  bound  for  California.  The  party  faced 
terrible  privations  in  the  Sierra  Nevada  mountains  and 
half  the  number  perished  from  hunger  and  cold.  Concludes 
with  statistics  and  quotes  from  reports  of  different  members. 

McGlasham,  C.  F.  History  of  the  Donner 
party.  4th  ed.  il.  San  Francisco,  1881. 

Ref.  979.4 

Made  up  largely  from  letters,  diaries  and  accounts  of 
surviving  members. 

Thornton,  J.  Q.  Oregon  and  California  in  1848. 
il.  1849.  2  v.  917.9 

Record  kept  by  one  of  a  wagon  train  of  emigrants  during 
a  six  months  journey  to  Oregon.  Followed  by  a  general 
description  of  the  Oregon  and  California  of  that  time. 
Vol.  2  also  includes  an  account  of  the  experiences  told  by 
survivors  of  the  Donner  expedition. 

Bryant,  E.  What  I  saw  in  California.  3d  ed. 
N.  Y.,  1849.  Ref.  917.94 

The  sub-title  well  describes  the  book  as  "being  the 
journal  of  a  tour  by  the  emigrant  route  and  south  pass  of 
the  Rocky  Mountains,  across  the  continent  of  North 
America,  the  great  desert  basin,  and  through  California 
in  the  years  1846,  1847."  The  author  served  for  two 
months  in  the  California  battalion  under  Lt.  Col.  Fremont 
during  the  conquest  of  California. 

Ferguson,  C.  D.  Experiences  of  a  forty-niner 
during  34  years  residence  in  California  and 
Australia;  ed.  by  F.  T.  Wallace.  Cleveland, 
1888.  917.9 

Story  of  a  journey  across  the  country  from  Ohio  to  the 
gold  fields  of  California. 

Kelley,  W.  Excursion  to  California  over  the 
prairie,  Rocky  Mountains,  and  great  Sierra 
Nevada.  Lond.,  1851.  2  v.  Ref.  917.94 

An  Irishman's  entertaining  story  of  his  journey  across 
the  ocean  to  New  York,  thence  to  Missouri  in  1849.  He 
then  starts  in  command  of  a  party  which  leaves  Inde- 
pendence, Missouri,  in  wagons  and  takes  a  central  route 
across  the  country  to  California. 

V.  2  is  devoted  to  California  and  Californian  affairs  in 
the  days  of  the  gold  rush. 

Taylor,  B.  Eldorado.  7th  ed.  N.  Y.,  1855. 
2  v.  in  1.  917.94 

From  New  York  to  California  by  way  of  Panama  in 
1849  and  back  through  Mexico.  Interesting  description  of 
California  in  the  time  of  the  gold  rush. 

Lecouvreur,  F.  From  East  Prussia  to  the  Gol- 
den Gate;  tr.  and  comp.  by  J.  C.  Behnke; 
ed.  by  Mrs.  J.  R.  Lecouvreur.  Por.  il.  N. 
Y.,  1906.  Map.  Ref.  97b 

Record  by  letters  and  journal  of  the  author's  life.  He 
left  Germany  in  1851  and  went  by  way  of  Cape  Horn  to 
California  where  he  afterwards  lived.  Interesting  picture 
of  a  German's  appreciation  of  American  liberty,  and  of 
the  marvellous  development  of  California. 


MONTHLY  BULLETIN 


Turnbull,  T.  Travels  from  the  United  States 
across  the  plains  to  California;  ed.  by  F.  L. 
Paxson.  Maps.  (Wisconsin  State  Histori- 
cal Society  separate  publication,  no.  158.) 

917.3 
Journal  of  travel  from  Chicago  to  California  in  1852  of  a 

gold  seeker.    His  route,  west  of  the  Missouri  was  along  the 

Mormon  trail,  the  north  bank  of  the  Platte,  and  finally  the 

Oregon  trail  to  Carson  Pass. 

Also  in  Wisconsin  State  Historical  Society.  Pro- 
ceedings 1915.  Ref.  997.5 

Maxwell,  W.  A.  Crossing  the  plains;  days 
of  '57.  San  Francisco,  c.  1915.  917.8 

This  book  is  well  explained  by  the  subtitle:  "a  narrative 
of  early  emigrant  travel  to  California  by  the  ox-team 
method."  The  starting  place  was  the  Missouri  River. 

Root,  F.  A.,  and  Connelley,  W.  E.  Overland 
stage  to  California.  Por.  il.  Topeka,  1901. 

917.8 

The  overland  stage  lines  taking  U.  S.  mail  and  passengers 
formed  the  chief  means  of  transportation  from  Missouri 
to  California  in  the  50's  and  60's.  Mr.  Root  was  for 
many  years  identified  with  the  Overland  Stage  and  his 
reminiscences  reflect  the  people,  places  and  conditions  most 
characteristic  of  the  West  of  those  days. 

WESTERN  TRAVEL 

ABOUT  THE  MIDDLE  OF  THE 

NINETEENTH  CENTURY. 

1834-1873. 

Murray,  C.  A.  Travels  in  North  America,  in- 
cluding a  summer  residence  with  the  Pawnee 
tribe  of  Indians,  in  the  remote  prairies  of  the 
Missouri.  Lond.,  1854.  2  v.  917.3 

After  travelling  through  the  Eastern  United  States,  the 
author,  an  Englishman,  leaves  St.  Louis  in  1834  going 
west  to  the  territory  of  the  Pawnee  Indians  in  what  is  now 
Nebraska  and  Kansas.  After  returning  to  St.  Louis  by  the 
Missouri  River  he  then  travels  north  on  the  Mississippi  to 
Prairie  du  Chien  and  south  to  New  Orleans.  He  had 
unusual  opportunities  for  observing  the  life  of  the  Indians 
and  describes  them  in  most  entertaining  manner. 

Lang,  J.  D.,  and  Taylor,  S.,  jr.  Report  of  a 
visit  to  some  of  the  tribes  of  Indians  located 
west  of  the  Mississippi  River.  N.  Y.,  1843. 

Ref.  970.3 

Two  members  of  the  Society  of  Friends  visit  the  Winne- 
bago,  Kickapoo,  Kansas,  Osage,  Cherokee  and  Choctaw 
nations  in  1842,  for  the  purpose  of  learning  how  the  condi- 
tions of  the  Indians  might  be  improved. 

Egan,  H.  Pioneering  the  west:  1846  to  1876; 
ed.  by  W.  M.  Egan.  il.  Richmond,  Utah. 
1917.  Ref.  917.8 

The  story  of  the  Mormon  exodus  from  Nauvoo,  Illinois 
in  1846,  the  journey  to  Salt  Lake  and  incidents  of  early 
settlement  there  and  later  journeys  westward  to  Cali- 
fornia compose  the  main  part  of  this  book.  It  is  made  up 
from  diaries  and  papers  of  the  Egan  family. 

Coke,  H.  J.  Ride  over  the  Rocky  Mts.  to 
Oregon  and  Cal.  Lond.,  1852.  Ref.  917.8 

An  Englishman's  journey  on  horseback  from  St.  Louis. 

Dixon,W.  H.  New  America.  Por.  il.  Phila., 
1867.  917.3 

Pictures  of  different  phases  of  western  American  life  in 
the  middle  nineteenth  century,  through  an  Englishman's 
eyes. 


Domenech,  E.  H.  D.  Seven  years  residence 
in  the  great  deserts  of  North  America.  Lond., 
1860.  Map.  2  v.  970.1 

Across  the  southern  part  of  the  country  from  Missouri 
to  the  Pacific,  north  to  Oregon,  and  then  back  across  the 
country  again.  Several  chapters  are  devoted  to  the  eth- 
nography of  the  Indians  and  vol.  2  is  devoted  entirely  to 
a  study  of  the  Indians.  Much  of  the  author's  material  is 
borrowed  from  other  sources  without  credit  being  given. 

Heap,  G.  H.  Central  route  to  the  Pacific  from 
the  valley  of  the  Mississippi  to  California 
il.  Phila.,  1854.  Map.  Ref.  917.8 

From  Westport,  Mo.  to  Los  Angeles,  Cal.  in  1853.  Mr. 
E.  F.  Beale,  Supt.  of  Indian  Affairs  for  Cal.  was  leader  of 
the  expedition.  Contains  careful  itinerary  of  the  route. 

Carvalho,  S.  N.  Incidents  of  travel  and  ad- 
venture in  the  far  west.  il.  N.  Y.,  1857. 

Ref.  917.8 

Carvalho  was  artist  of  the  exploring  expedition  of  twenty 
two  men  who  left  St.  Louis  in  the  fall  of  1853  with  Col. 
J.  C.  Fremont  in  command.  After  reaching  Westport,  Mo. 
by  way  of  the  Missouri  River,  they  traveled  on  horseback 
along  the  Arkansas  and  Grand  rivers  to  Utah,  and  south- 
ward across  the  desert  and  the  Sierra  Nevada  Mountains, 
reaching  California  in  June,  1854.  The  narrative  contains 
a  good  deal  about  the  Indians  and  the  Mormons.  This 
book  is  considered  the  best  among  the  various  accounts  of 
Col.  Fremont's  travels  in  the  west. 

Boynton,  C.  B.,  and  Mason,  T.  B.  Journey 
through  Kansas  with  sketches  of  Nebraska. 
Cincinnati,  1855.  Map.  917.81 

Observations  of  the  natural  and  economic  resources  am 
of  the  political  conditions,  as  well  as  of  the  towns  anc 
settlements  of  Kansas,  six  years  before  it  was  admit  tec 
into  the  Union. 

Greeley,  H.  Overland  journey  from  New  York 
to  San  Francisco  in  the  summer  of  1859. 
N.  Y.,  1860.  Ref.  917.3 

Letters  which  were  primarily  written  to  the  New  York 
Tribune  during  a  trip  which  took  Mr.  Greeley  through 
Kansas,  Utah  and  California. 

Richardson,  A.  D.  Beyond  the  Mississippi. 
Por.  Hartford  (c.  1869.)  917.8 

An  entertaining  book  written  in  rather  informal  style, 
picturing  the  life  throughout  the  west  in  the  early  sixties. 
The  starting  point  was  St.  Louis  and  the  return  trip  from 
California  was  made  by  way  of  Panama. 

Collins,  J.  S.  Across  the  plains  in  '64.  Por. 
il.  Omaha,  Neb.,  1904.  917.3 

Journey  of  a  wagon  train  of  merchandise  from  Council 
Bluffs,  Iowa,  to  Virginia  City,  Montana.  Book  also  con- 
tains among  other  accounts,  "Two  thousand  miles  in  an 
open  boat  from  Fort  Benton  to  Omaha,  and  The  Sioux 
Indian  Commission."  Part  II  is  made  up  of  stories  of  the 
plains  and  hunting  stories.  The  author  had  the  post 
tradership  at  Fort  Laramie,  Wyoming,  for  about  twelve 
years. 

Bowles,  S.  Across  the  continent.  Springfield, 
Mass.  1865.  917.9 

A  summer's  trip  mostly  by  stage  coach,  partly  by  train, 
and  back  by  way  of  the  Isthmus  in  1865. 

Birge,  J.  C.  Awakening  of  the  desert.  Por. 
il.  Bost.,  (c.  1912).  Map.  917.8 

An  ox  train  left  Wisconsin  in  1866.  The  story  of  the 
journeying  through  the  West  is  told  in  informal,  inter- 
esting fashion,  and  the  fact  that  the  author,  a  St.  Louisan, 
was  a  very  close  and  accurate  observer,  makes  the  book 
particularly  worth  while. 


10 


ST.  LOUIS  PUBLIC  LIBRARY 


Meline,  J.  F.  Two  thousand  miles  on  horse- 
back. N.  Y.,  1867.  917.8 

Letters  of  a  three  months  trip  through  Kansas,  Nebraska, 
Colorado  and  New  Mexico,  to  Santa  Fe  and  back,  in  1866. 

Stanley,  H.  M.  My  early  travels  and  adven- 
tures in  America  and  Asia.  For.  N.  Y., 
1895.  2  v.  970.5 

v.  1.  A  Missouri  Democrat  correspondent's  account  of 
the  affairs  of  Nebraska,  Eastern  Colorado  and  Western 
Kansas  in  1867,  and  General  Harney's  campaign  against 
the  Indians. 

v.  2.    relates  to  travels  in  Asia. 


Bowles,  S. 

1869. 


Pacific    railroad — open. 


Bost., 
917.9 


Outlines  a  possible  trip  from  Chicago  through  the  west 
at  the  time  when  railroad  travel  began  to  make  such  a  trip 
comfortable.  Gives  descriptions  of  places  along  the  way. 

Ludlow,  F.  Heart  of  the  continent.  N.  Y., 
1870.  917.8 

Over  the  plains  from  Kansas  to  California  by  overland 
mail  coach  and  into  Oregon  on  horseback.  Particular 
attention  is  paid  to  the  natural  features  of  the  country. 
Lack  of  detail  makes  the  book  unsatisfactory,  for  instance, 
no  dates  being  given. 

White,  John.  A  picnic  to  the  Rocky  Moun- 
tains. In  his  Sketches  from  America.  Lond., 
1870.  917.1 

A  delightfully  written  account  by  an  Englishman  who 
joined  an  excursion  party  of  American  newspaper  men,  of 
a  trip  West  over  the  Union  Pacific  in  the  fall  of  1867. 

Rae,  W.  F.  Westward  by  rail,  the  new  route 
to  the  East.  N.  Y.,  1871.  917.8 

An  Englishman's  story  of  his  trip  across  the  United 
States,  and  his  impressions  and  opinions  of  the  country 
and  the  people.  Several  chapters  give  his  unfavorable 
opinions  of  Mormons  and  Mormonism. 

Tice,  J.  H.    Over  the  plains.    St.  Louis,  1872. 

917.8 

A  summer's  journeying  through  Kansas,  Colorado  and 
the  Rocky  Mountains,  described,  according  to  the  author's 
words,  "agriculturally,  mineralogically  and  aesthetically." 

Beadle,  J.  H.  Undeveloped  West,  or,  Five  years 
in  the  territories.  Phila.  (c.  1873).  917.8 

Newspaper  correspondent's  account  of  five  years  spent 
in  traveling  through  the  states  and  territories  west  of  the 
Mississippi  between  1868-73. 

GOVERNMENT  EXPEDITIONS. 
1805-1875. 

Coiies,  E.,  ed.  Expeditions  of  Zebulon  Mont- 
gomery Pike.  Por.  1895.  Map.  3  v. 

S.  S.  917.7 

Pike  was  the  leader  of  the  two  military  expeditions  sent 
out  by  the  government  to  explore  the  west,  and  his  narra- 
tive is  recognized  as  one  of  the  most  important  original 
authorities.  The  first  expedition,  in  1805-06,  was  from 
St.  Louis  to  the  headwaters  of  the  Mississippi,  the  second, 
in  1807,  from  St.  Louis  west  to  the  Rocky  Mountains  and 
the  sources  of  the  Arkansas  River,  v.  3.  consists  of  an  index 
and  6  maps. 

James,  E.  Account  of  an  expedition  from  Pitts- 
burgh to  the  Rocky  Mountains  performed  in 
the  years  1819-1820.  (Early  western  travels; 
ed.  by  R.  G.  Thwaites.  Cleveland,  1905. 
v.  14-17.)  917.3 

Originally  compiled  from  the  notes  of  several  members 
of  the  party.  The  expedition  was  sent  out  by  the  govern- 


ment under  the  command  of  Maj.  S.  H.  Long  and  included 
men  of  different  branches  of  science,  for  the  purpose  of 
exploring  the  country  between  the  Mississippi  and  the 
Rocky  Mountains.  The  expedition  is  known  as  Long's 
expedition. 

Schoolcraft,  H.  R.  Narrative  journal  of  travels, 
through  the  northwestern  regions  of  the  United 
States  extending  from  Detroit  through  the 
great  chain  of  American  lakes  to  the  sources 
of  the  Mississippi  River,  il.  Albany,  1821. 
Map.  Ref.  917.7 

Schoolcraft  was  mineralogist  to  the  expedition  carried 
out  in  1820  under  the  authority  of  the  War  Department. 
His  introduction  to  his  journal  gives  a  brief  account  of  the 
early  exploration  of  the  Mississippi. 

Schoolcraft,  H.  R.  Summary  narrative  of  an 
exploratory  expedition  to  the  sources  of  the 
Mississippi  River,  in  1820;  resumed  and  com- 
pleted by  the  discovery  of  its  origin  in  Itasca 
Lake,  in  1832.  il.  Phila.,  1855.  Map. 

Ref.  917.8 

Expeditions  authorized  by  the  War  Department.  Besides 
the  narratives  the  book  contains  the  official  documents 
relating  to  both  expeditions  and  many  scientific  reports, 
including  reports  on  Indian  languages. 

Keating,  W.  H.  Narrative  of  an  expedition 
to  the  source  of  St.  Peter's  River.  1824. 
Map.  2  v.  S.S.  917.7 

This  is  a  compilation  of  different  journals  kept  on  the 
second  expedition  sent  out  by  the  War  Department  under 
command  of  Maj.  Stephen  H.  Long.  Keating  was  geologist 
of  the  expedition,  which  was  performed  in  1823.  starting 
from  Philadelphia.  St.  Peter's  is  the  present  Minnesota 
River.  Much  is  written  on  the  Indians  of  the  country. 

An  appendix  contains  notes  on  natural  history  and 
astronomy,  by  different  members  of  the  party  and  short 
vocabularies  of  four  Indian  languages.  (For  Long's  first 
expedition  See  James,  above.) 

Fremont,  J.  C.  Report  of  the  exploring  ex- 
pedition to  the  Rocky  Mts.  in  the  year  1842, 
and  to  Oregon  and  North  California  in  the 
years  1843-44.  U.  S.  Bur.  of  Topographical 
Engineers,  il.  Washington,  1845.  Maps. 

Ref.  917.8 

Fremont's  first  expedition  was  from  the  frontiers  of  Mo. 
to  the  South  Pass  in  the  Rocky  Mts.  Kit  Carson  was 
guide  of  the  expedition. 

The  second  expedition,  made  in  1833-34  was  west  from 
Kansas  by  a  more  northerly  route  to  California,  then 
north  to  Oregon. 

An  accompanying  volume  gives  a  map  of  the  expeditions. 

Emory,  W.  H.  Notes  of  a  military  reconnais- 
sance from  Ft.  Leavenworth,  in  Missouri, 
to  San  Diego,  in  California,  including  part 
of  the  Arkansas,  Del  Norte,  and  Gila  Rivers. 
U.  S.  Bur.  of  Topographical  Engineers,  il. 
Washington,  1848.  Maps.  Ref.  917.8 

Besides  the  narrative  of  Maj.  Emory,  the  volume  con- 
tains the  reports  of  Lieut.  J.  W.  Ebert,  Col.  St.  G.  P.  Cooke, 
and  the  journal  of  Capt.  A.  R.  Johnston  who  accompanied 
Maj.  Emory. 

The  route  of  these  men  was  through  the  Southwest  in 
ts  are  valuable  for  their  accounts 


1846-47  and  their  re 
of  the  Indians  as  well  as 


the  country  traversed. 


Same.     (In  517).  Ref.  27a 

30  Cong.    1  Sess.    House  Exec.  Doc.  v.  4. 


MONTHLY  BULLETIN 


11 


Stansbury,  H.  Expedition  to  the  valley  of  the 
great  Salt  Lake  of  Utah:  including  a  de- 
scription of  its  geography,  natural  history, 
and  minerals,  and  an  analysis  of  its  waters: 
with  an  authentic  account  of  the  Mormon 
settlement.  U.  S.  Bur.  of  Topographical 
Engineers,  il.  Phila.,  1852.  2  v.  Map. 

Ref.  917.92 

An  official  expedition  which  surveyed  the  territory  be- 
tween Fort  Leavenworth,  Kansas,  and  the  valley  of  the 
Great  Salt  Lake  in  1849  and  1850.  Also  noteworthy  for 
the  favorable  report  on  the  Mormons,  as  a  result  of  a  year 
spent  among  them. 

Accompanying  volume  contains  three  large  maps. 

Sitgreaves,  L.  Report  of  an  expedition  down 
the  Zuni  and  Colorado  Rivers.  U.  S.  Bur.  of 
Topographical  Engineers,  il.  Washington, 
1853.  Map.  Ref.  917.8 

Beside  the  report  of  Capt.  Sitgreaves  concerning  the 
expedition  sent  by  the  War  Department  in  1852,  there  are 
reports  on  natural  history,  including  mammals,  birds, 
reptiles,  fishes  and  botany  by  other  members  and  many 
illustrations  of  the  Indians,  the  country  and  the  birds, 
beasts  and  flowers. 

Stevens,  I.  I.  Narrative  and  final  report  of 
explorations  for  a  route  for  a  Pacific  railroad, 
near  the  47th  and  49th  parallels  of  north 
latitude  from  St.  Paul  to  Puget  Sound,  il. 
1855.  Maps.  (In  1054.)  Ref.  27a 

36th  Cong.  ISess.  Exec.  Doc.  56. 

Stevens  was  governor  of  Washington  Territory.  His 
explorations  were  made  in  1853-55.  He  includes  botanical 
and  zoological  reports  made  by  scientists.  Also  many 
interesting  lithographs. 

Also  in  U.  S.  War  Dept.  Repts.  v.  12,  book 
1.  Ref.  507.8 


Parker,  W.  B.  Notes  taken  during  the  expedi- 
tion commanded  by  Capt.  R.  B.  Marcy, 
U.  S.  A.,  through  unexplored  Texas.  Phila., 
1856.  Ref.  917.64 

The  object  of  the  expedition,  which  was  carried  out  in 
1854,  was  to  establish  the  Indians  in  a  reservation  set 
aside  for  them  by  the  state  of  Texas,  the  land  first  to  be 
located  and  surveyed  by  the  U.  S.  Government.  The 
account  is  written  by  a  member  of  the  expedition  and 
contains  many  incidents  and  scenes  of  prairie  and  Indian 
life. 

Warren,  G.  K.  Preliminary  report  of  explora- 
tion in  Nebraska  and  Dakota  in  the  years 
1855-1857,  U.  S.  Bur.  of  Topographical 
Engineers.  Washington,  1875.  Map. 

Ref.  917.8 

The  region  explored  was  between  Fort  Leavenworth 
and  Pike's  Peak  on  the  South,  and  Lake  of  the  Woods  in 
Minnesota  and  the  junction  of  the  Milk  River  with  the 
Missouri  on  the  North.  The  exploration  was  a  govern- 
mental one  and  reports  on  the  geology  and  natural  history 
of  the  country  are  included,  as  well  as  a  map  which  shows 
the  routes  of  other  earlier  governmental  explorations. 

Also  in  U.  S.  War  Dept.  Ann.  rept.  of  secretary 
for  1858. 

(In  975,  978  35  Cong.  2  Sess.  Senate  Exec.  docs.  v.  3, 
p.  620-670;  v.  2,  pt.  5,  maps,  and 

In  998, 1001  House.  Exec.  docs.  v.  2,  pt.  2,  p.  620-670; 
v.  2,  pt.  5,  maps.) 


Moellhausen,  B.  Diary  of  a  journey  from  the 
Mississippi  to  the  coasts  of  the  Pacific,  col. 
il.  Lond.,  1858.  2  v.  Map.  Ref.  917.8 

The  author  was  topographer  and  draughtsman  of  an 
expedition  which  was  the  southern  one  of  three  sent  out 
by  the  government  to  discover  the  best  route  for  a  rail- 
way to  the  Pacific  Ocean.  Preface  by  Alexander  von 
Humboldt.  The  story  of  Moellhausen's  former  trip  to  the 
west  as  companion  to  Prince  Paul  of  Wurtemberg  is  also 
included. 

Moellhausen,  B.  Wanderungen  durch  die 
Prairien  und  Wiisten  des  Westlichen  Nord- 
amerika  vom  Mississippi  nach  den  Kiisten 
der  Siidsee.  2nd  ed.  Leipzig,  1860.  917.8 

German  edition  of:  Diary  of  a  journey  from  the  Missis- 
sippi to  the  Coast  of  the  Pacific. 

Simpson,  J.  H.  Report  of  explorations  across 
the  great  basin  of  the  territory  of  Utah  for 
a  direct  wagon-route  from  Camp  Floyd  to 
Genoa,  in  Carson  Valley,  in  1859.  U.  S. 
Engineers  Corps,  il.  Washington,  1876. 
Map.  Ref.  917.92 

Simpson  was  a  St.  Louisan.  His  report  includes  also 
an  exploration  directed  by  Gen.  A.  S.  Johnston  of  a  new 
pass  over  the  Uintah  Mts.,  by  means  of  which  a  wagon 
route  might  be  made  accomplishing  a  more  direct  route 
across  the  continent  to  San  Francisco  than  any  existing 
at  that  time. 

The  volume  contains  many  reports  of  scientists  accom- 
panying the  expedition. 

Raynolds,  W.  F.  Report  on  the  exploration  of 
the  Yellowstone  River.  U.  S.  Engineer  Dept. 
Washington,  1868.  Maps.  Ref.  917.86 

Journal  of  the  leader  of  the  military  expedition  which 
explored  the  country  of  the  Yellowstone  and  Missouri 
Rivers  in  1859  and  1860,  and  reports  of  other  members 
of  the  expedition.  Map  of  the  territory  explored  is  included. 

Mullan,  J.  Report  on  the  construction  of  a 
military  road  from  Fort  Walla  Walla  to  Fort 
Benton.  il.  Wash.,  1863.  Maps.  (In 

1149.)  Ref.  27a 

Capt.  Mullan  was  in  charge  of  the  construction  of  the 
military  road  and  his  report  includes  careful  observations 
of  the  country  traversed  between  the  years  1858  and  1862. 
Also  contains  scientific  data. 

Doane,  G.  C.  Report  on  the  Yellowstone  Ex- 
pedition of  1870.  (In  1440.)  Ref.  27a 

Senate  Exec.  Doc.     41  Cong.  3  Sess.  v.  1. 

Lt.  Doane  was  in  charge  of  the  government  escort  to 
accompany  Gen.  Washburn  of  Montana.  (See  Langford, 
N.  P.,  above) 

Ruffner,  E.  H.  Report  of  a  reconnaissance  in 
the  Ute  country,  made  in  the  year  1873. 
U.  S.  Engineers  Corps.  Wash.,  1874.  Map. 

Ref.  917.8 

A  war  department  expedition  to  help  settle  disputes 
concerning  territory  between  the  Ute  Indians  and  miners 
in  the  Southern  part  of  Colorado.  A  geological  report  of 
the  region  is  included. 

Ludlow,  W.  Report  of  a  reconnaissance  from 
Carroll,  Montana  territory,  on  the  Upper 
Missouri,  to  the  Yellowstone  National  Park, 
and  return,  made  in  the  summer  of  1875. 
U.  S.  Engineers  Corps,  il.  Washington, 
1876.  Maps.  Ref.  917.86 

Also  contains  astronomical,  zoological  and  geological 
reports. 


